Healthcare

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Welcome to the Big Leagues, Big Pharma

Three of the biggest “Big Pharmas” have agreed to a whopper of a deal.

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What the Growing Demand for Big Data and Analytics at Financial Services and Healthcare Companies Means for You

Joining me to talk about this trend is Sheila Talton, founder of Big Data company Gray Matter Analytics,...

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S&P 500 Rises on Pharmaceutical Deal Despite Disappointing Data

New York-area manufacturing data did not live up to forecasts, but a $25 billion deal by Actavis Plc...

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Monkey Business Pays off

Chinese researchers announced yesterday that they’ve been able to create two monkeys (macaques) with customized genetic mutations.

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Smith & Nephew to Buy ArthroCare for $1.7 Billion in Cash

London-based Smith & Nephew Plc (NYSE: SNN) agreed to buy ArthroCare Corp. (Nasdaq: ARTC), of Austin, Texas, for...

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ObamaCare Launch Leads 6.3 million to Become Eligible for Medicaid

More than 6.3 million Americans were deemed eligible for government healthcare plans for the poor since the Oct....

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Lawmakers Unveil $1.1 Trillion Spending Bill

Negotiators in the U.S. Congress unveiled a $1.1 trillion spending bill that aims to prevent another government shutdown,...

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Maryland Gains Federal Approval to Cap Hospital Spending

The Obama administration has agreed to a health-care experiment that will make Maryland a test case for whether...

Stocks Notch First Winning Day of the New Year

With an employment report and fourth-quarter earnings season set to arrive this week, health-related stocks led a rally...

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Health Plans Cut in Anticipation of Obamacare Penalties

Large employers are increasing their employees’ healthcare costs -- deductibles, copays, premiums and surcharges for family members eligible...